A man when driving with a woman should refrain from asking her permission to smoke, and, of course, would never do so without her permission.
He should be careful to lift his hat as if he were on the street, and if this is not possible, to touch it with the whip in place of a bow.
The host of a coaching party, if he is also the whip, would give the chaperone the seat on the box at the left of his, unless he wished that seat to be occupied by some special young woman. The person occupying this seat should always be helped by the host to climb to her place.
It is customary when the coach is a high one to seat a woman between two men, and they would ascend and descend in the order in which they were seated.
Even if the woman asks a man to drive with
her, he should help her to her seat, and be
ready to step down when a halt is made to
assist her to alight.
It is not customary when a woman has asked a man to drive with her for her to call for him at his club or home, but to meet him at her house.
DRESS. The whip wears a gray suit with a gray high hat and gray gloves, with a white silk tie and white linen. But in summer this costume is often made lighter and more comfortable to suit the weather, and a straw hat or panama, with flannel trousers and dark serge sacque coat, would be in good taste.
There are no hard and fast rules governing
the dress of men when driving.
WOMEN. The etiquette in general is the same
for a woman as for a man.
When a woman asks a man or a male relative to drive with her, she does not call for him, but meets him at her door. Even if a groom is present, he should help her to mount to her seat, and at the proper time descend before her and help her to alight.